Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan sitting on a large rock.
Red-throated Loon, Hraunhreppsvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/640 sec.

This page is for the Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta).

Rock Ptarmigan sitting on a large rock.
Common Redshank, Álftaneshreppsvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Rock Ptarmigan perched on a large grass-covered mound.
Rock Ptarmigan, Blikavatn, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Rock Ptarmigan perched on a small grassy mound.
Rock Ptarmigan, Blikavatn, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Rock Ptarmigan sitting on a large rock.
Red-throated Loon, Hraunhreppsvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Rock Ptarmigan sitting on a clump of grass on top of a large rocky area.
Rock Ptarmigan, Lón Austurbotn, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Rock Ptarmigan standing in a field.
Rock Ptarmigan, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 480 mm; ISO 5000; f/9; 1/1000 sec.
Male and female Rock Ptarmigan standing in the tall grasses.
Rock Ptarmigan, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 480 mm; ISO 4000; f/9; 1/1000 sec.